Islamabad is located in Pakistan and uses the Asia/Karachi timezone, currently GMT+5 from UTC. Islamabad does not observe daylight saving time. Sunrise is at 05:56 and sunset at 17:50 local time. The coordinates of Islamabad are 33.68°N, 73.05°E.

Today Islamabad gets 11 hours 54 minutes of daylight. Solar noon — when the sun is highest — falls at 11:53, almost exactly when the clock says midday.

Right now Islamabad shares its GMT+5 offset with Yekaterinburg, Karachi, Lahore, Tashkent, Almaty, Astana. Clocks in these places read the same, even where the calendar date differs.

Best time to call Islamabad from…

From	Gap	Call at (Islamabad time)
🇮🇳 Mumbai	+30m	09:00–17:00
🇮🇳 Surat	+30m	09:00–17:00
🇮🇳 Ahmedabad	+30m	09:00–17:00
🇮🇳 Pune	+30m	09:00–17:00
🇬🇧 London	−5h	14:00–17:00
🇺🇸 New York	−9h	16:00–20:00 (early or late for one side)
🇸🇬 Singapore	+3h	09:00–14:00
🇦🇪 Dubai	−1h	10:00–17:00

Office hours taken as 09:00–17:00 on both sides. A row opens the meeting page for the two cities where one exists, otherwise the converter.

Frequently asked questions

What time zone is Islamabad in?›

Islamabad is in the Asia/Karachi timezone, currently GMT+5.

Does Islamabad observe daylight saving time?›

No. Islamabad does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset is always GMT+5.

What is the UTC offset for Islamabad?›

Islamabad is currently GMT+5 from UTC (GMT+5).

Is Islamabad ahead of London and New York?›

Right now Islamabad is 5 hours ahead of London and 9 hours ahead of New York. The gaps move by an hour when either side changes its clocks.

What is 09:00 in Islamabad in UTC?›

09:00 in Islamabad is 04:00 UTC today, because the city is GMT+5 from UTC.

When does the sun rise and set in Islamabad today?›

Today the sun rises in Islamabad at 05:56 and sets at 17:50 local time. These times were calculated when this page was built and drift by a few minutes a week.

Times on this page were calculated on 25 October 2026.